Post Date December, 03 2023
There are many reasons for male infertility, such as congenital developmental abnormalities, cytogenetic chromosomal abnormalities, hypothalamic pituitary gonadal dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, reproductive tract infections, and even psychological factors.
However, according to current clinical data, genital tract infection is one of the most common factors.
Male genital tract infections often cause orchitis, epididymitis, prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, urethritis, and so on.
Pathogens that cause genital tract infections include gonococci, tuberculosis bacilli, viruses, mycoplasma, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas, and other non specific pathogens, among which mycoplasma and chlamydia are the most common causes of genital tract infections. Genital tract infections can affect sperm production, sperm motility, and sperm transport, resulting in oligospermia and reduced fertility in men. Tuberculosis of the reproductive system can inhibit spermatogenesis and impede sperm transport, and even cause testicular atrophy due to orchitis. Genital tract infections can also cause azoospermia due to obstruction of the vas deferens.
Genital tract infections can also cause changes in the liquefaction time of semen. Any cause of dysfunction of prostate secretion can lead to a lack of semen liquefaction factors in semen, leading to semen non liquefaction. Non liquefaction of semen can prevent sperm from swimming freely in a viscous liquid, often a direct cause of infertility.
In recent years, the incidence rate of sexually transmitted diseases has increased year by year, which not only makes the high-risk population of male reproductive tract infection expand rapidly, but also causes great harm to women's health. The prevention and treatment of reproductive tract infection is an important countermeasure to reduce the incidence rate of male infertility. First of all, attention should be paid to preventing cross infection within the family, such as preparing a complete set of cleaning supplies for girls, including washbasins, towels, etc. If a family member has a reproductive tract infection, they should promptly go to a regular and professional hospital for diagnosis and treatment, use reasonable drugs for regular treatment, and promote early diagnosis, early treatment, and standardized treatment.
People who frequently travel, travel, and live in public dormitories or rented houses for a long time should develop good hygiene habits, eliminate the source of infection, and reduce the chance of infection. We should strengthen social ethics education, and those suffering from reproductive tract infectious diseases should consciously not enter the swimming pool. Patients should not blindly take medication or seek medical advice by themselves. Instead, they should seek medical advice from a regular professional andrology hospital and receive systematic treatment. This can reduce or avoid the harm of reproductive tract infections and the occurrence of infertility.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
